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Neil Armstrong


Little People, Big Dreams

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2022

Great for age 0-8 years

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon. Little Neils dreams took flight when he rode on his first airplane as a child. After studying aeronautical engineering and time spent in the navy, he became a pilot. From there, he was selected to take a trip to where no human had gone before the moon! Along with his team, Buzz and Mike, he was the captain of the Apollo 11. And Neil took a giant step for humankind as the first person to ever step onto the surface of the moon.This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the legendary astronaut. ?Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Little People, Big Dreams .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2022 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara , born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new concepts for children's books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture.

 

This book is in the following series:

Little People, Big Dreams

This book features the following characters:

Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong trained as a fighter pilot and had a career at NASA. He is best known for being the first astronaut to walk on the moon, with the phrase 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'.

Marie Curie
Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they discovered two elements and won a Nobel Prize in 1903 for their pioneering work developing the theory of "radioactivity". Marie went on to win the Nobel award for chemistry in 1911 for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium. She died in Savoy, France, on July 4, 1934, a victim of many years of exposure to toxic radiation.

Evonne Goolagong
This book features the character Evonne Goolagong.

Pierre Curie
Pierre Curie was a French Physicist who worked in crystallography, magentism and radioactivity. In 1903 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife Marie Curie and Henri Becquerel for their work in radiation.

Agatha Christie
This book features the character Agatha Christie.

Buzz Aldrin
This book features Astronaut's character, Buzz Aldrin.

Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. She was an aviation pioneer and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 on a round the world flight.